Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverband

The Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverband e. V. (DHWV) is the professional association representing Germany's hop trading and hop processing companies. Its members are predominantly medium-sized, family-owned partnerships that purchase raw hops from individual hop growers and supply the worldwide brewing industry on a permanent and reliable basis. The association describes itself as the Berufsorganisation of the predominantly internationally operating marketing companies for raw hops and hop products in Germany. Its members market and process roughly 90% of the hops grown in Germany, and a substantial share of the raw hops produced in European Union member states is also marketed through these companies. The DHWV's core functions include taking over raw hops from growers, producing natural hop products in technically qualified processing facilities, and ensuring a stable supply to brewers. Its members produce gently processed hop pellets and hop extract, which offer brewers consistent quality in the brewing process and high storage stability. The association represents the common interests of hop marketers vis-à-vis ministries, authorities, and nearly all institutions involved in hop breeding and research. It also maintains regular dialogue with other professional associations and participants in the hop and brewing economy to improve economic framework conditions. The association is based in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, in the middle of the Hallertau, the largest hop-growing region in the world. It is financed exclusively through member contributions and receives no subsidies from state bodies. Its members are 12 hop traders and hop processors from Germany. The chairman is Peter Hintermeier, a member of the management of BarthHaas GmbH & Co. KG in Nuremberg, and his deputy is Pascal Piroué, managing director of Simon H. Steiner Hopfen GmbH. Both companies are among the world's largest hop marketing firms. The managing director of the association is the lawyer Korbinian Meier. All important decisions are prepared and decided in the board. Historically, after the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany and until the mid-1990s, the professional organization operated under the name "Verband der Hopfenkaufleute und Hopfenveredler e. V." before adopting its current name. Wikipedia states that until 2001 the association carried the name Verband der Hopfenkaufleute und Hopfenveredler e.V. The DHWV works on new legal regulations, for example concerning the designation of hop varieties or trade in hops, and on improving logistics in working with hops, such as cooling or pressing.

The Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverband e. V. (DHWV) is the professional organization of Germany's hop trading and hop processing companies. According to its official website, after the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany and until the mid-1990s, the professional organization initially operated under the name "Verband der Hopfenkaufleute und Hopfenveredler e. V." before the current name was chosen. Wikipedia states that until 2001 the association carried the name Verband der Hopfenkaufleute und Hopfenveredler e.V. The association is based in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, in the middle of the Hallertau, the largest hop-growing region in the world. The DHWV represents the common interests of hop marketers vis-à-vis ministries, authorities, and nearly all institutions in the field of hop breeding and research. It maintains regular dialogue with other professional associations and participants in the hop and brewing economy, seeking continuous improvement of economic framework conditions with the goal of worldwide success. Its members are predominantly medium-sized, family-owned partnerships. They market and process roughly 90% of the hops grown in Germany, and a significant portion of the raw hops produced in European Union member states is also marketed through these companies. Wikipedia states that 12 hop traders and hop processors from Germany are united in the association, and that around 95% of the hops grown in Germany is marketed and processed by them, plus large parts of the hops grown in other EU countries. The association works on new legal regulations, for example concerning the designation of hop varieties or trade in hops, and on improving logistics in working with hops, such as cooling or pressing. It is financed exclusively through member contributions and receives no subsidies from state bodies. All important decisions are prepared and decided in the board. The chairman is Peter Hintermeier, a member of the management of BarthHaas GmbH & Co. KG in Nuremberg, and his deputy is Pascal Piroué, managing director of Simon H. Steiner Hopfen GmbH. Both companies are among the world's largest hop marketing firms. The managing director of the association is the lawyer Korbinian Meier.

• After the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, the organization operates under the name Verband der Hopfenkaufleute und Hopfenveredler e. V.

• Until the mid-1990s, the organization is renamed Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverband e. V. (DHWV).

• Wikipedia states that until 2001 the association carried the name Verband der Hopfenkaufleute und Hopfenveredler e.V.

Professional association and interest group for Germany's internationally operating hop trading and processing companies, based in the Hallertau hop-growing region.

• Raw hops

  Purchased from individual hop growers by member companies.

• Hop pellets

  Gently produced hop pellets offering consistent quality and high storage stability for brewers.

• Hop extract

  Natural hop product produced in technically qualified processing facilities.

1. 1Deutscher HopfenWirtschaftsVerbandhopfen.de
2. 2Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverbandwikidata.org
3. 3Deutscher Hopfenwirtschaftsverbandde.wikipedia.org